Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, 2006

Hamilton municipal election, 2006

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Candidate Fred Eisenberger Larry Di Ianni (Incumbent) Dianne Elms Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 54,110 53,658 9,459 Percentage 43.21 42.84 7.55   Candidate Michael Baldassaro others Party Independent Independent Popular vote 4,520 3,492 Percentage 3.61 2.8
The results of the 2006 race. As opposed to 2003, DiIanni lost a majority of the suburbs and lost ground to Eisenberger in the urban areas of the city.
Mayor before election Larry Di Ianni Elected Mayor Fred Eisenberger

Larry Di Ianni

Fred Eisenberger

The 2006 Hamilton municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, to elect municipal officials in Hamilton, Ontario. Touted by pundits as being one of the closest mayoral races in Hamilton history, the incumbent Larry Di Ianni was defeated by a margin of 452 votes by Fred Eisenberger.

Church of the Universe leader Michael Baldasaro

Sitting Mayor Larry Di Ianni

Port authority chair Fred Eisenberger

Tool and dye maker Gino Speziale

Michael Baldasaro: Leader of the Church of the Universe and a perennial candidate for office, running for Parliament in 1984, 2000 and 2004, Ward 2 Councillor in 2004 and Mayor for Hamilton on numerous occasions. His campaign was centered on legalization of marijuana, but he also supported demalgimation and keeping City Hall in Jackson Square.

Larry Di Ianni: Incumbent Mayor of Hamilton. He was involved in a scandal involving his 2003 election campaign and was subsequently charged with violating the Municipal Elections Act. This turned many Hamiltonians against him and was cited as one of the reasons for his defeat.

Fred Eisenberger: Former Ward 5 city councillor and chairman of the Hamilton Port Authority. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2000, finishing third behind Bob Wade and Bob Morrow.

Diane Elms: An iridology practitioner who ran a reform campaign, centered around fiscal mismanagement and lack of voter participation. She also stated that, if elected mayor, she would ask in Jesus' name, for God to forgive all those who misused their authority.